There Will Never Be Another Jerry West
Show up for work at 9 am, scan your social media pages to check up on your friends, and then begin thinking about an early afternoon exit to walk your dog. At least that was what was going through my mind when my boss, Michael Fragale, walked into the office to tell me that Jerry West had just died. "Better get to work," he said. Talk about having a basketball fly through your front window! As someone responsible for writing obituaries for the department, oftentimes you have some things prepared in case one of the school's living legends passes. That was the case with Hot Rod Hundley and Sam Huff, both of whom had been experiencing declining health prior to their deaths. But Jerry West, the man who always exhibited such energy, vitality and vigor? Peter Pans just don't die, until they do. Where to start with a man who accomplished so much? What do you include and what do you leave out? It's impossible in a short amount o...
